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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tian Long (ranked 23994 p4p, 4044 weight class) and Ant Thrax (ranked 616 p4p, 484 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tian Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ant Thrax!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thrax's waist but Thrax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Long shoots in and drives through. Thrax sprawls well.
Long tries a low kick but Thrax avoids it.
Thrax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Long momentarily.
Thrax swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Thrax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Thrax leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrax takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Thrax takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Thrax.
Thrax escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thrax.
Long takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Long walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good exchange - Thrax coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thrax manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Long slips a straight right by Thrax.
Thrax throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Thrax misses with a wild body shot.
Thrax just misses with a punch to the body.
Thrax lands the left hand.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thrax has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thrax tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thrax works Long's body with a nice hook.
Long closes the distance and clinches up with Thrax, looking for a takedown. Long pushes Thrax against the cage but Thrax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Long takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Long shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thrax counters with a nice uppercut.
Long closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thrax circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long dives in and grabs Thrax's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thrax pushes down on Long's head and hops out.
Thrax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrax with a nice cross.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long forces Thrax back against the cage and clinches.
Long's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Long pulls guard successfully.
Long seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Thrax would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Long tries to get out of the position.
Long wants to hit a sweep here but Thrax passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Long there!
Long wants to control but Thrax is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thrax is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thrax manages to capitalize on a mistake by Long to take his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Thrax gets his hands free as Long looks to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ant Thrax dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thrax. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long slips under a jab from Thrax.
Long staying out of range there.
Long fails with the takedown.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Long walks into a jab.
Thrax lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Thrax misses its intended target.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
Thrax throws a jab when Long was well out of range.
Thrax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ant Thrax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Long lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thrax doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrax loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Thrax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves into the clinch.
Long tries for a takedown but Thrax manages to get underhooks.
Thrax tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Long stalling the fight.
Long drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thrax gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thrax is looking to break free of the clinch but Long has double underhooks.
Come on Long - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thrax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thrax digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Thrax jabs Long right on the nose. Long blinks but takes it well.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thrax as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thrax scores with a jab to the head.
Tian Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long tries to clinch up.
Thrax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thrax throws out a powerful jab.
Ant Thrax is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thrax bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Long's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrax misses with a straight right.
Thrax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thrax.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thrax.
Thrax throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Thrax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long closes the distance and clinches.
Long has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thrax after a bit of a struggle.
Thrax manages to break the clinch.
Thrax leaves Long with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrax scores with a decent looking hook.
Thrax misses with a looping right.
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.
Long is looking to clinch but Thrax is avoiding it.
Nice shot by Thrax.
Long pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thrax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thrax scores with a jab. Long acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thrax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Long manages to avoid it.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrax tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thrax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrax connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thrax throws a poor cross that misses
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Thrax misses its intended target.
Long seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thrax connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thrax uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Long has time to react.
Thrax misses with a body shot.
Thrax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thrax sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Long somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ant Thrax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Thrax connects with a right hand. Long shakes it off.
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Long throws a big counter combination but Thrax scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Long looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thrax connects with a good right hand that stumbles Long. Long circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thrax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thrax looks to land a right hand but Long moved out of range.
Long went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thrax.
Long throws a big counter combination but Thrax scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thrax throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Thrax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrax misses with an uppercut
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Thrax.
Thrax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Thrax.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thrax gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Thrax has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrax thuds a left hand into Long's body.
Long misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Ant Thrax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long ducks right into an uppercut from Thrax.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Long slips a jab from Thrax.
Thrax slaps away a takedown attempt from Long, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Long fails with the takedown
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tian Long. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Thrax.
Thrax lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
As Thrax tries to get set, Long tries to push him back and clinch up but Thrax manages to avoid the attempt.
Thrax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Thrax looks to move away, Long throws a big counter combo but Thrax just gets out of the way.
Thrax has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Thrax takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Long throws a series of punches but Thrax avoids them all with ease.
Long fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long moves out of range of the strikes.
Thrax scores with the left hand. Long knows he should have avoided that one.
Long is rocked!
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thrax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thrax connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Ant Thrax is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Thrax comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thrax looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
A jab lands there for Thrax.
Thrax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thrax misses with a wild combination.
Thrax ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Thrax.
Thrax blocks the body kick.
Thrax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Thrax lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Long takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long clinches.
Thrax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thrax moves out of range of the body kick.
Long darts in trying to clinch
letting Thrax counter with a right hand.
Thrax misses with a looping right.
Long rushes Thrax and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thrax lands with a good body shot.
Thrax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tian Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thrax avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ant Thrax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thrax winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ant Thrax!
During a confident post fight interview, Ant Thrax thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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